Bachelor of Science in Education with a Major in Elementary Education

K-3: 120-128 total hours

K-6: 126-164 total hours

Course requirements for K-6 are the same as K-3, with the addition of two areas of concentration requiring a minimum of 18 semester hours each. Students desiring to teach grades 4-6 see concentration area requirements which can be found under Education in this Catalog.

Core Requirements

Language and Literature

ENG 100	English Composition I	3-4
	Or
ENG 110	English Composition I-Honors	3
ENG 101	English Composition II	3-4
	Or
ENG 111	English Composition II-Honors	3
	Select one 200-level or above literature course	3
	Select one 200-level or above 3-hour ENG course	3

Select one 200-level or above literature course: ENG 200 Introduction to Literature is recommended for students who take ENG 100/EN 101 Intensive.

A student may bypass ENG 100 with an ACT score of 27 in English. To complete core requirements in English, a student should take ENG 101 and nine semester hours of work in English at the 200 level or above.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

GEO 307	World Regional Geography	3
PSY 100	Introduction to Psychology	3

Select one additional course

Choose a course with one of the following prefixes: HIS, SOC, GEO, PSC, ECO.

History--6 hours

Select 2 of the following courses

HIS 110	Western Civilization I	3
HIS 111	Western Civilization II	3
HIS 210	Early U.S. History	3
HIS 211	Modern U.S. History	3

Biblical Studies

Select two courses (6 hours)

BIB 100	Old Testament I	3
BIB 101	Old Testament II	3
BIB 200	New Testament I	3
BIB 201	New Testament II	3

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

BIO 184	General Biology I	3
BIO 184L	General Biology I Lab	1

Note: BIO 184/184L or equivalent

Select one course (3 hours)

PHY 204	Concepts in Physics & Astronomy	3
PHY 207	Survey of Earth & Environmental Science	3

Note: PHY 207 or equivalent

Mathematics

MAT 110	College Algebra	3
MAT 203	Structure of the Real Number System	3
MAT 204	Geometry	3

Fine Arts

STH 210

Oral Communication

Select one course (3 hours)

ART 142	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 142	Music Appreciation	3
STH 142	Theatre Appreciation	3

Kinesiology

HLT 104	Personal Health	3
	Physical Education Activity Course	2

Note: In addition to the courses listed above, all first-time freshmen must take PED 127 or PED 128 Fitness for Life (except full-time online students or athletes earning varsity sports credit).

Elective

6 hours of electives are required for K-3 only. 3 of the 6 hours must be a literature course.

Literacy Block

Literacy Block Courses

These courses require admission to Teacher Education.

EDU 332	Early Literacy I	3
EDU 333	Early Literacy II	3

Major Requirements

EDU 217 is NOT required for students who have an ACT/SAT exemption.

EDU 364 cannot count for both Science and Social Studies areas of concentration.

EDU 216	Introduction to Education	3
EDU 217	PRAXIS Core Preparation & Lab	1
EDU 280	Creative Expressions	3
EDU 340	Classroom Assessment	3
EDU 350	Survey of Learners with Exceptionalities	3
EDU 364	Integrated Science & Social Studies for Children	3
EDU 372	Mathematics for Children	3
EDU 400/PSY 400	Theories of Learning	3
EDU 401	PRAXIS PLT Preparation	1
EDU 424/SPE 424	Classroom & Behavior Management	3
EDU 470	Pre-Internship Lab	1
PSY 260	Human Growth & Development	3

Professional Semester

Professional Semester Requirements

Students must be admitted to Teacher Education and have completed the required Mississippi licensure examinations before their professional semester.

EDU 477

Internship in the Elementary School